We are hoppin' this week with Canvas Corp® and Stampendous! We are featuring this adorable little shoulder bag!
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Now your going to see lots of creative ways to use this bag from my fellow design team members . . . So my choice on how to decorate it might not make sense, so let me explain. My family LOVES to save gift bags. (Alright stop judging, you know you do it too!) So when I got this little bag I knew right away I was making a Happy Birthday bag! This bag will stay in my family for years. Each family member re-gifting it back and forth over the years. My mother holds the record with a white box with a beautiful lid and bow she received from her wedding. She re-gifted that stinkin box for 35 years back and forth every year. I know we're weird . . . what can I say we have a thing for boxes and bags.
Stampendous Fronds Stamp Set
Stampendous Happy Birthday Stamp
Dreamweaver Feather Stencil
Canvas Corp - shoulder bag
StazOn - black
Distress Ink - Twisted Citron
Acrylic paint - white, pale teal, teal, purple
Paint Pen - black
Paintbrush
Instructions:
1. Start by randomly add white paint to lower right corner of bag. Let dry. Spray randomly with Distress Spray. Let Dry.
2. Place stencil and paint pale teal, teal, purple onto stencil. Remove and clean stencil. Let dry completely.
3. Place stencil over feather again and trace with black paint en. Stamp sentiment and fronds stamp as shown using StazOn ink.
Come check out these other inspiring ideas:
Gorgeous bag, Amy! Love the color wash and paint resist background, such a great design. Thank you for sharing today!
Posted by: Stampendous Stamps | November 10, 2015 at 10:09 AM
Love the bag. The feather is great. From Alabama.
craftymom205 at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Michel E | November 11, 2015 at 03:21 AM
Beautiful bag! All of my FAVORITE colors. Can you send me a gift in that bag so I can have it? Florida
Posted by: 1aquagirl | November 11, 2015 at 04:37 AM
Love your feather bag and citron and turquoise is a great color combo! Florida colors!
Posted by: Ina Good | November 11, 2015 at 05:22 AM
Oh how beautiful is this green and the feather image just perfect!
Posted by: Autumn | November 11, 2015 at 05:52 AM
I am delighted that your family regifts the bags and boxes. Now I will smile thinking of this sweet bag going back and forth.
Posted by: Robin Saporito | November 11, 2015 at 07:13 AM
I can't tell you how happy it made me to know my family is not the only one to save bags! lol And the one you made is very special. Just knowing it will be around for years to come in your family is lovely. It's beautiful.
Posted by: Rebecca Yahrling | November 11, 2015 at 08:19 AM
The shading in the background is muted and so pretty.
That blue feather really pops at you.
Love this bag.
thanks for sharing
Illinois
Posted by: marylouh | November 11, 2015 at 08:35 AM
Lol...sure 1aquagirl....but you have to re gift it and send it back on my birthday. ..lol!
Posted by: Amy Hurley Purdie | November 11, 2015 at 10:38 AM
This is really pretty. I love the colors that you used. Viki in Kansas
Posted by: Victoria Banaszak | November 11, 2015 at 11:07 AM
I too like to re-use bags and boxes, but I must say your Mom is a real recycler. lol Your bag is very pretty and it's great that you will be seeing it around a lot over the years. Judy in Iowa.
Posted by: Judy | November 11, 2015 at 11:30 AM
This is just gorgeous! Awesome colors!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | November 11, 2015 at 02:09 PM
Pretty bag! Love the feather! Who would not love to receive this? Awesome.
Posted by: Janelle Rourke | November 11, 2015 at 02:53 PM
Great colour combinations. Think all crafters have a fetish of one kind or another. You have made great use of yours with this bag.
Regards from Down Under
Bobby Warthold
Posted by: Bobby Warthold | November 11, 2015 at 03:25 PM
Love the beautiful
colors and design on
this bag! So pretty.
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | November 11, 2015 at 04:18 PM
Stunning. I had no idea you could get such vibrant colors on a canvas bag. This is so amazing.
Posted by: Shari Arbogast | November 11, 2015 at 05:06 PM
Stunning!! This would be a great way to "wrap" a Birthday gift and it would be a lasting memento of the special day!!! TFS!
Posted by: barbara macaskill | November 11, 2015 at 09:18 PM
WOW - what a WONDERFUL family tradition :)
LOVE your BEAUTIFUL background, colours and contrasting feather, LOVE that you know it has a LONG and FUN future even more!!!
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | November 11, 2015 at 09:50 PM
YIKES - I must have had a brain freeze, my fingers didn't type what my mind was telling them - sorry about that Amy ... it should say
WOW - what a WONDERFUL family tradition :)
LOVE your BEAUTIFUL background, colours and contrasting feather, LOVE knowing that it has a LONG and FUN future even more!!!
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | November 11, 2015 at 09:53 PM
This is STUNNING! Love the ombre feather & every detail :-)
Posted by: Nicole - The Paper Baker | November 12, 2015 at 06:31 AM
Love this idea of a birthday bag!
Sue in Ohio
Posted by: Sue D | November 12, 2015 at 01:54 PM
Love the feather and the colors used for this project.. thanks for sharing with us... and giving us more inspiration.
deborah from TN
Posted by: deborah j.t.m. | November 12, 2015 at 04:05 PM
Love this bag and it will be great for re-gifting! We also use boxes and bags over and over and once I used boxes from a store that had been closed for years. Brought back memories for everyone.
Posted by: Jade Passmore | November 12, 2015 at 04:35 PM
This is so pretty. How clever to use it as a gift bag. Well done.
Posted by: Jean Bullock | November 12, 2015 at 09:03 PM
Your are so very creative! This is beautiful bag and fun way of giving gift! Love everything on your bag :)
Posted by: Helen Gullett | November 13, 2015 at 05:59 AM
Beautiful colors! I love this feather stencil too. Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B. (USA)
Posted by: Katie B. | November 13, 2015 at 02:12 PM
Stunningly beautiful colors!! sunny FL greetings
Posted by: D.AnnC | November 13, 2015 at 06:50 PM
Beautiful bag, love the colors and feather stencil. And it's appropriate for any age or gender, so it can be used over and over again.
Posted by: Laurie Black | November 15, 2015 at 10:56 PM